Software Test Manager

About the role

• Own and define the quality and verification strategy across embedded software, app, IoT, and cloud platforms.

• Build and develop high-performing Test & QA teams, coach Test&QA; Leads and Managers.

• Provide technical direction for system, integration, protocol, connectivity, security, and compliance testing. And Test architecture, automation test strategy for complex multi-platform systems.

• Drive innovation in HIL automation, simulation, data-driven testing, and AI-enabled test methods.

• Represent Test & QA in program governance, influencing release decisions with strong quality evidence.

• Oversee quality metrics, dashboards, and analytics for defect trends, maturity, and reliability insights.

• Ensure compliance with industry standards: security, RF, Matter, safety, Market regulations.

• Stay updated on the latest automation testing strategies, techniques, tools, and frameworks.

• Collaborate with project managers, design managers and architects to test plan & strategy and budget.

• Report projects test progress & software quality status to senior stakeholders and ensure clear communication across teams.

About you

• Master’s degree in Computer Engineering, Electronics, Software Engineering, or similar.

• 15+ years in software/embedded/IoT/app/cloud testing, including 7+ years Test & QA teams Manager.

• Proven experience managing electronic hardware and software quality for large-scale, multi-platform consumer products.

• Strong technical depth in automation (Python/C/Kotlin/Swift), CI/CD pipelines, protocol testing (BLE/Wi-Fi/MQTT), embedded testing, API testing, and mobile test frameworks.

• Skilled in using test tools such as protocol analyzers, device sniffers, Simulators, mobile app and cloud test utilities.

• Data-driven mindset with experience in dashboards, observability, and quality analytics. Passionate about quality, continuous improvement, and raising engineering standards.

• Excellent leadership and cross-functional influencing skills. Ability to mentor teams, uplift competencies, and build a high-performance engineering culture.

• Strong systems thinking across embedded, electrical, mechanical, cloud, and app ecosystems. Experience with the full electronic hardware and software development and test lifecycle and Agile development & test processes.

• Ability to shape long-term testing capability and lead transformation in automation and test methods. Expertise in automated testing, requirements analysis, test framework design, development, and debugging for both embedded software and IoT systems.

• Excellent written and verbal communication skills, capable of presenting complex technical information clearly to executives and non-technical leaders.

• Strong ability to multi-task across multiple product deliverables and manage multiple schedules simultaneously.